Start with the built-in controls.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Screen Time.
3. Tap Turn On Screen Time.
4. Tap Use Screen Time Passcode.
5. Create a passcode you will not remember casually.
6. If someone else is helping, let that trusted person set the passcode and keep it.

1. Stay in Screen Time.
2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
3. Turn Content & Privacy Restrictions on.
4. Tap Content Restrictions.
5. Tap Web Content.
6. Choose Limit Adult Websites for a standard block.
7. Choose Allowed Websites Only if you want the stricter version.
8. Under Never Allow, add sites you already know are a problem.
9. Go back and open iTunes & App Store Purchases.
10. Set Installing Apps to Don’t Allow.
11. Set Deleting Apps to Don’t Allow if you want more friction.
12. Set In-app Purchases to Don’t Allow if spending is part of the loophole.

1. Stay inside Content & Privacy Restrictions.
2. Open Account Changes if it appears.
3. Set it to Don’t Allow.
4. Open Passcode Changes if it appears.
5. Set it to Don’t Allow.
6. Open Allowed Apps & Features and turn off anything you do not want available.
7. Keep only the browser you plan to use.
8. Test by opening a blocked site in Safari and in any other browser still installed.

If it still works in another browser, you have not closed the bypass yet. Move to Friction next.

1. Install Google Family Link on the parent device.
2. Sign in with the parent Google account.
3. On the Android device you want to manage, open the Google account setup flow and link the supervised account.
4. Finish the prompts so Family Link can manage the account.
5. Make sure the parent password is not saved on the managed phone.

1. Open the Family Link app on the parent device.
2. Select the child or supervised account.
3. Tap Controls.
4. Tap Google Chrome or Chrome & Web.
5. Turn on site filtering.
6. Choose Try to block explicit sites or Only allow certain sites.
7. Add sites to Blocked sites as needed.
8. Add a small Approved sites list if you want the stricter mode.
9. Turn on SafeSearch for Google Search.
10. Turn on Restricted Mode in YouTube.

1. In Family Link, open Google Play.
2. Set age limits that are stricter than the default.
3. Require approval for new app installs.
4. Remove extra browsers you do not need.
5. Keep one browser for normal use.
6. On the device, open Settings → Network & internet → Private DNS if you also want a DNS layer later on Friction.

Guardrails is enough for some people. If the device keeps finding a way around it, go to Friction.

1. Open account.microsoft.com/family.
2. Sign in with the organizer account.
3. Create a family group if you do not already have one.
4. Add the account you want to manage.
5. On the managed PC, use that account as a standard user, not an administrator.

1. In the Family Safety dashboard, open the family member.
2. Open Content filters.
3. Turn on Filter inappropriate websites and searches.
4. If you need the strict version, turn on Only use allowed websites.
5. Add any known bad sites to the blocked list.
6. Use Microsoft Edge for the managed account.
7. Set Edge as the default browser if that helps keep the path consistent.
8. Remove extra browsers if you can.

1. Open Apps and games in Family Safety.
2. Set age limits that match your goal.
3. Require approval for new apps if you want the extra friction.
4. Create a separate administrator account for recovery if you have not already.
5. Keep the admin password with the trusted person.
6. Use the standard account for daily logins only.
7. If you are ready for the deeper lock, move to Lockout.

1. Open System Settings.
2. Click Screen Time.
3. Turn Screen Time on.
4. Set a Screen Time passcode.
5. If someone else is helping, let that person hold the passcode.

1. In Screen Time, open Content & Privacy.
2. Turn Content & Privacy Restrictions on.
3. Open Content Restrictions.
4. Open Web Content.
5. Choose Limit Adult Websites.
6. Choose Allowed Websites Only if you want the strict whitelist mode.
7. Open App Store, Media, Web, & Games.
8. Tighten app install and content rating settings where needed.

1. Open Preference Restrictions inside Screen Time.
2. Prevent changes to Screen Time settings if your macOS version offers it.
3. Use a separate admin account if you want a trusted person to hold the password.
4. Keep one browser for daily use.
5. If you want more friction later, move to Friction.